recollection
\ʁə.kɔ.lɛk.sjɔ̃\
The verdict
“recollection” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Variante de récollection.
Corpus desk
Index FR-recollection · recollection · French
recollection · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "R" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | recollection |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ʁə.kɔ.lɛk.sjɔ̃\ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « recollection » en français
Rare enough to double-check
recollection is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ʁə.kɔ.lɛk.sjɔ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Variante de récollection.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for recollection, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is recollection, spelled R-E-C-O-L-L-E-C-T-I-O-N.
Definition
- 1Variante de récollection.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how recollection appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Mais les Jésuites lui apprennent aussi comment se définit cette volonté. Ils lui enseignent leurs procédés de délibération, de « recollection », la recherche réfléchie d’une ligne de conduite.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.